Central Banks
Sarb hikes interest rates for first time in three years
MPC split, though governor says this was more about timing than direction of travel
Number of RTGS fee-regulating central banks rises
More than two-fifths of retail payments ecosystem were diversified in 2025
China and Serbia triple size of swap line
Serbian governor says swap line represents ‘iron friendship’ with China
Liquidity rules partly pay for themselves – BIS paper
Banks benefited from lower funding costs after implementing the liquidity coverage ratio, authors find
IMF approves $695 million funding for Sri Lanka
Funding comes as country grapples with rising inflation and currency depreciation
Eurosystem to move T2 to round-the-clock operating hours
Payment systems to be available at all times as instant payments gain popularity
Non-banks lack central bank oversight in some jurisdictions
One in five smaller central banks lack oversight on all payment systems
Fed’s Cook touts use of AI in financial stability analysis
Technology can analyse complex patterns at scale and produce efficiency gains, governor says
BoK holds as Shin signals rate hikes to come
Governor says tech growth to outweigh drag of Middle East conflict
Behind the scenes of the Bundesbank’s capacity-building programme
A multi-year effort has helped shore up expertise at West Balkan central banks. Will African and former-CIS institutions be equally responsive to Eurosystem technical assistance?
Canada joins central banks’ multi-currency blockchain project
Work advances on Project Agorá but ledger governance questions unanswered
QT does not produce opposite effects to QE, evidence suggests
BoE study considers implications of 1980s ‘overfunding’ for policy-makers today
Uruguay holds interest rates steady at 5.75%
BCU says balance of risks to inflation are tilted “slightly upwards”
Some payment departments struggle with staffing capacity
Payment teams from Africa and the Americas report highest staff shortage
Official lending replaces private capital during crises – paper
Public creditors charge below-market interest rates on loans to sovereigns in crises, NBER study finds
RBNZ governor’s tiebreaking vote keeps rates on hold
New Zealand central bank says rate increases likely at future meetings
Podcast: AI accountability in central banks
Transparency and explainability thresholds rise with risk and impact
ECB board members begin priming markets for rate hike
Schnabel “does not expect” TPI to be needed as bond selloff was driven by “inflation compensation”
Haiti’s woes exacerbated by supply shocks – governor
Ronald Gabriel says regional central banks should adopt more internationalist approach